2025 Best Archeology Schools in Washington

Archeology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #302 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Archeology Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 degrees in archeology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Archeology Schools List

Pick Your Archeology Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Archeology Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Archeology in Washington

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the archeology degree levels they offer.

Top Washington Schools in Archeology

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in archeology. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a degree in archeology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$24,061 Median Starting Salary

Western Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in archeology. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.

Graduates who receive their degree from the archeology program earn around $24,061 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in archeology from Western Washington University

Best Archeology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Archeology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	330	19
Oregon	266	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Archeology

Archeology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Archeology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Archeology	27

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Most Popular Majors Related to Archeology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	954
Sociology	677
Economics	669
General Social Sciences	382
Geography & Cartography	297
Anthropology	239
International Relations & National Security	58
Other Social Sciences	44
Urban Studies	30
Sociology & Anthropology	16

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.